Undergarment



Qt. 11, 1927. I D. s. MCNAIR UNDERGARMENT Filed NOV. 1, 1923 507d cZ/ZAii' I N V EN TOR ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 11, 1927.

' UNITED STATES DORA S. MeNAIB, O1 WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS.

UNDERGARMENT.

Application filed Ko'vember 1, 1923. Serial No. 672,066.

This invention relates to undergarmentsand relates more particularly to a garment for women, to be worn on the upper part of the body. v

An object of the invention 1s to provide an undergarment to closely fit the body and constitute a supporting and strengthening means and which garment is constructed and arranged in such a manner that the waist line, curves over the hips and other parts of the female form may be accentuated and made to present a neat, dressy and harmonious appearance. Also to cover the defects and faulty lines where present.

Another particular advantage of the garment is that it provides for adjustment of the body parts and is capable of 'sufiicient latitude in this direction to enable the gar- ,mentto be worn effectively for all styles of figures of the female form.

A still further and very important object and feature of the undergarment is its adaptability as a maternity garment and its great advantage as a supporting and strengthening means to women previous to childbirth.

. In addition to the above features, the invention provides for an undergarment which, while well made and durable, is economical,

0 and may be manufactured at a nominal cost.

Reference is madefto the drawings annexed heretoand made .a part hereof for a more complete description of the undergarment, and'wherein; i a Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the invention in position on a wearer, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the invention removed from the wearer, and

4 Fig. 4 is a detail view of the sanitary flap.

The invention embodies a combined corset and brassiere which has a body formed to fit over the hips, breast nd waist and is 7 supported by means of t e usual straps 1 that engage over the shoulders of the wearer.

A pair of V-shaped adjusting slits 2 extend downwardly from thetop o the body and terminate substantially at the waistlme-in direct alinement with the arm pits and at ints considerably above the bottom of the covers 4 and are ad usted by means of the usual lacing 3 thereby to adjust the fit of the garment about the breast.

The slitsare provided with the usual.

For the purpose of adjusting the hip portions of the ody, a pair of inverted V- shaped shts 5 are em loyed disposed in front of'and between the s its 2 and which extend upwardly from the bottom of the body and termlnate at points above the waistline and in lapping spaced relation tov the slits '2. Laces 6 and the usual lace-protecting flaps 7 are employed/co adjust the slits 5. Adjustment of the abdominal region of the garment is effected by means of a horizontal slit 14 which is provided with lacing and which is disposed between the slits 5,

, terminating in spaced relation to the latter.

It is t6"be particularly noted that by terminatin the ends of the horizontal slit -14 short of? the vertically extending slits 5, a reinforcement is provided which materially strengthens the body of the garment adjacent the waistline, exclusive ofthelacings.

A sanitary strap 8 is secured to the body at the back of the latter and hasa triangular tongue 9 provided with buttonholes to receive buttons 10. The buttons are carried by elastic straps 11 which latter are adjustably secured to buckles 12 carried by the garment body.

Reinforcing ribs or stays 13 may be employed if desired.

I claim In a combined corset and brassiere, a body having V-sha ed adjusting slits, extending downwardly rom the top of the body and terminating substantially at the waistline in direct alinement with the arm-pits and at points above the bottom of the body, means for "adjusting. the hip portions of the body consisting of V-shaped adjusting slits disposed in front of and between the first named slits and extending upwardly from the bottom of the body and terminating at a point above the waistline and in lapping spaced relation to the first mentioned slits,

means for adjustin the abdominal ortion of the body consisting of a hbrizonta y disposed slit having its ends terminating spaced rom and intermediate the 'ends of the second mentioned slits and means whereby to retain the' corset and brassiere in adjusted positions. I

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification.

DORA s. 1101mm. 

